The Rise of the Third Reich

"My invincible Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Mutsu recently encountered and engaged in a fierce battle with the U.S. Atlantic Fleet while performing a traffic sabotage mission in the North Atlantic waters, and achieved an unprecedented victory! The U.S. battleships South Dakota and Indiana were sunk, and the U.S. light The cruiser Omaha, as well as dozens of British ships, suffered only minor damage..."

A soft and beautiful female voice came from a Zephyr wire recorder placed in the Oval Office of the White House. President Roosevelt, who was ashen-faced, raised his finger and pointed at the tape recorder. Colonel Cotton, the presidential adjutant, immediately stepped forward to turn on the tape recorder, and then stood in the corner of the office without daring to show his anger.

"Tokyo Rose admitted in a broadcast to the West Coast that the Mutsu sank the South Dakota and the Indiana!" Roosevelt's tone was very calm, as if he was talking about an insignificant matter.

But anyone who knows the president knows that he is really pissed off this time. Not only did the Germans sink an American battleship and an American light cruiser without declaring war, resulting in the loss of nearly 2,000 Americans. It was also because the Germans and Japanese teamed up to tease Roosevelt, making him miserable and unable to publicly accuse Germany of sneak-attacking the U.S. Navy fleet. It was a despicable and shameless villain regime that must be completely eliminated.

Because the U.S. government has previously told the American people through the media that there are Japanese battleships in the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. Atlantic Fleet must escort British merchant ships to prevent them from being sunk by Japanese battleships. Although this statement is pure nonsense, it complies with legal procedures. Who The president and the military cannot be blamed either.

However, the Germans used the name of the Japanese battleship Mutsu to attack the U.S. Atlantic Fleet escorting the British fleet, and sank the battleship South Dakota, the battleship Indiana, and the light cruiser USS Richmond. They also used carrier-based aircraft and submarines Sunk more than sixty British merchant ships!

However, the Japanese government's broadcast "Tokyo Rose" (this is the nickname given to Japanese female announcers by the Americans), which was used by the Japanese government to carry out propaganda war against the United States, publicly admitted in a broadcast later that day on April 15 that it was Japan. Battleships sink the USS South Dakota, USS Indiana, and USS Richmond (the radio said it was the USS Omaha)—since Japan now controlled Hawaii, it could send broadcasting ships sneaking up to the West Coast to broadcast propaganda. Therefore, many people on the West Coast have learned about the "Victory in the Sea of ​​Fog" achieved by the "Battleship Mutsu" through Japanese broadcasts.

Roosevelt was a little dumbfounded at this time. The U.S. government had previously said that there were Japanese battleships in the Atlantic Ocean, and the Atlantic Fleet was dispatched to fight Japanese battleships. And now the Japanese admit that they have battleships in the Atlantic Ocean and they beat up the Americans... This, this sounds very real!

What should the US government do now? Could it be that they came forward to clarify that there were no Japanese battleships in the Atlantic and that it was not the Mutsu that sank the South Dakota and the Indiana, but the evil German Nazis pretending to be Japanese?

In the eyes of the American people who have the "ability to think independently", this matter is 100% a conspiracy by politicians. It was the Roosevelt administration that wronged the good man Hitler. If Roosevelt insists on using this as an excuse to declare war, Congress may be able to pass it, but the American people will not wholeheartedly support this foreign war that is full of conspiracy. If the war progresses smoothly, that's fine. If not, then there will be accusations against the government and calls for peace.

"It could only have been the Japanese battleship Mutsu that sank the South Dakota and the Indiana, because the U.S. government cannot lie to its people!" Roosevelt said in a calm tone. This was actually an order issued to the Navy - not to The truth of the "Battle of the Sea of ​​Fog" is revealed.

"Mr. President, I understand." Admiral Ernesto King, the new Chief of Naval Operations, responded immediately.

Roosevelt nodded and added: "But the activities of the Mutsu in the Atlantic were supported by Germany. Germany was Japan's accomplice, and the country indirectly participated in the attack on the United States!"

"Mr. President, people will think that the United States should reach some kind of exchange of interests with Germany, exchanging European interests for Pacific interests." Hopkins reminded Roosevelt.

Of course the American people know that Germany is Japan's accomplice, but they also know that the United States is Britain's accomplice, and it was the United States that helped Britain first. If Germany is a pushy character, it would be okay to declare war on this grounds. But Germany looks difficult to deal with now...

"Germany should be given an ultimatum to expel the battleship Mutsu immediately from any German or European Community-controlled port!" Secretary of State Hull suggested. "If the Germans refuse, we can legitimately declare war."

Chief of Naval Operations Ernesto King interjected: "The Germans will definitely accept it, because this battleship may be in Japan, or it may have sunk in Hawaii!"

Secretary of State Hull shook his head. He could not think of a reason to declare war that could mobilize the morale of the American people. At this moment, the door of the Oval Office was pushed open by a White House secretary, and then Secretary of State Hull's secretary walked in quickly, leaned over and whispered something in Hull's ear.

"What happened?" Roosevelt asked with a frown, obviously a little dissatisfied with Hull's secretary - what big thing could be more important now than declaring war on Germany?

"Mr. President, this morning there was an independent revolution in Dutch Guiana," Hull said. "The revolutionaries have taken control of Paramaribo, the capital of Dutch Guiana."

"What? Dutch Guiana?" Roosevelt immediately turned his attention to his old classmate, Director of Strategic Intelligence William Donovan.

"President, you are not our man." Donovan knew what Roosevelt wanted to ask, and he replied, "We did not support this revolution."

Is there such a thing? In South America, does anyone dare to start a revolution without the support of the United States?

"The Soviets must be up to something!" Donovan added. "Germany and the Netherlands have close relations, and it is impossible for them to support the independence revolution of the Dutch colonies. The United Kingdom now has too much time to take care of itself and does not care about South America at all. And their actions in South America will definitely seek our opinions in advance."

"Cordell," Roosevelt told the Secretary of State, "go and speak to the Dutch ambassador immediately and tell the Dutch that we firmly oppose the Dutch government's use of force to suppress the independence cause of the Guyanese people."

"Understood, Mr. President." Herr stood up immediately and quickly left the Oval Office - the revolution in Dutch Guiana was a big or small thing.

It doesn't matter if the Dutch lose a colony, but if German forces take the opportunity to enter due to Dutch suppression, it will be a bit troublesome. So Roosevelt immediately ordered Hull to warn the Dutch that the Guyana issue must be resolved through peace talks.

However, Roosevelt did not expect that Hull hurried back to the Oval Office within 10 minutes of leaving.

"Mr. President, there is no need to consult the Dutch Ambassador." Hull said to Roosevelt with a puzzled look, "because the Dutch government recognized the independence of Dutch Guiana an hour ago, and it is now the People's Republic of Guyana."

Everyone in the Oval Office was stunned.

This is not right! Good Dutch Guiana, it was very peaceful yesterday, but this morning it is a revolution. Are the Dutch troops stationed there transparent? Moreover, the revolution was victorious within a few hours, and the Dutch government actually recognized the independence of Dutch Guiana... How could revolution be so easy?

There must be something wrong!

Roosevelt had no intention of studying the issue of declaring war on Germany this time - the war with Germany was for European territory, and the United States would be the world hegemon if it conquered Europe. If Europe cannot win, as long as it maintains its basic base in the Americas and defeats Japan to win the Pacific territory, the United States can still compete with Germany. Taking a step back, if it can't even defeat Japan, then as long as it takes back Hawaii, keeps Australia and New Zealand, plus the basic base of North and South America, the United States will still be a superpower. But if there is a problem with the fundamentals of the Americas, such as South America being infiltrated by German forces, then the United States will be in big trouble.

Therefore, the meeting in the Oval Office was immediately suspended. Secretary of State Hull, Secret Service Chief Donovan, and the heads of the Army and Navy all went to urge their subordinates to find out the truth about the Dutch Guiana Revolution.

However, things changed faster than their investigation, and by the evening of that day, the truth had been revealed.

The newly established government of the People's Republic of Guyana announced that it would invite European coalition forces to move in to help restore order in the People's Republic of Guyana and avoid the risk of civil war! The European Community Senate immediately met and passed a resolution to send troops to the People's Republic of Guyana...

"The German Nazis have invaded America! This is obvious...America is the America of Americans, not a territory that Germany can meddle with!"

At an emergency meeting at the White House that night, President Roosevelt seemed quite angry, but people close to the president could tell that Roosevelt was in a good mood. The Germans finally did something that pissed off the American people! Although the American people want to be "isolated", this is based on the fact that all of Latin America is the backyard of the United States.

Now the Germans have extended their claws into the backyard of the United States. Although they only occupy the territory of the Netherlands, it is still intolerable to the American people. If you magnify this with a magnifying glass, it will be the beginning of the Nazi invasion of America! How can Americans, who are the big brothers of the American people, tolerate this?

As for the United States occupying Iceland, the Azores, etc... Well, Europe is not the territory of Germany and the European Community! Even if the Nazis proposed to exchange Iceland and the Azores for Guyana, the American people would not know about it because Roosevelt did not want to negotiate with Germany at all.

"Prepare an ultimatum!" Roosevelt said angrily. "In order to defend the interests of all American people and to defend Guyana's independence, freedom and democracy, the United States must stand up and say no to the evil German Nazi regime! If the Nazi German army If they don’t get out of Guyana within 24 hours, they will be expelled by the military of the United States of America!”